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Picasso Museum (Museu Picasso) Tours
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Home to more than 4,000 works by the incomparable Pablo Picasso, the Picasso Museum (Museu Picasso) is Barcelona's most-visited art collection. Housed within five adjoining Gothic mansions in the Old City, the collection traces Picasso’s career, from his early childhood sketches to works from his Cubism and Blue Periods.
The Basics
A visit to the Picasso Museum is key to understanding the true artistic genius of Barcelona’s famous native son. Visitors who want more insight into the art can pay a small fee for an audio guide or join a very limited selection of small-group guided tours that are included in admission (reservations required). If you want to explore with a tour guide on your own, book a separate museum tour that includes admission. Options include a private tour, skip-the-line tickets, or a combo tour; the latter combines a guided museum tour with a Gothic Quarter walking tour that stops at sites important to Picasso's Barcelona, including the famous Els Quatre Gats café.
Things to Know Before You Go
How to Get There
The Picasso Museum is centrally located in El Born, Barcelona’s medieval quarter, within walking distance of many attractions in the Old City. It’s also well-connected by public transportation; take the metro to Jaume I (Line 4) or Arc de Triomf (Line 1) or catch one of several buses to Passeig Picasso or Pla de Palau.
When to Get There
The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year, with extended evening hours on Thursdays, when museum entrance is free. To avoid the crowds, visit on a weekday morning, and avoid summer and free-entrance days (Thursday afternoons and the first Sunday of each month).
Highlights of the Collection
The museum collection places a strong emphasis on Picasso’s formative years, including works from his time in Málaga and A Coruña. Keep an eye out for La Primera Communión (The First Communion), painted when the artist was just 16. Woman with Bonnet comes from his Blue Period; Glass and Tobacco Packet is a fine example of a Cubist still-life.
The Basics
A visit to the Picasso Museum is key to understanding the true artistic genius of Barcelona’s famous native son. Visitors who want more insight into the art can pay a small fee for an audio guide or join a very limited selection of small-group guided tours that are included in admission (reservations required). If you want to explore with a tour guide on your own, book a separate museum tour that includes admission. Options include a private tour, skip-the-line tickets, or a combo tour; the latter combines a guided museum tour with a Gothic Quarter walking tour that stops at sites important to Picasso's Barcelona, including the famous Els Quatre Gats café.
Things to Know Before You Go
- The Picasso Museum is a must-visit for art lovers and all first-time Barcelona visitors.
- Skip the queues by booking tickets online in advance.
- Expect long lines on days when the museum offers free admission; plan to arrive early.
- Photography and filming aren’t allowed within the museum collection.
- The museum is totally wheelchair accessible; wheelchairs are available to borrow.
How to Get There
The Picasso Museum is centrally located in El Born, Barcelona’s medieval quarter, within walking distance of many attractions in the Old City. It’s also well-connected by public transportation; take the metro to Jaume I (Line 4) or Arc de Triomf (Line 1) or catch one of several buses to Passeig Picasso or Pla de Palau.
When to Get There
The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday throughout the year, with extended evening hours on Thursdays, when museum entrance is free. To avoid the crowds, visit on a weekday morning, and avoid summer and free-entrance days (Thursday afternoons and the first Sunday of each month).
Highlights of the Collection
The museum collection places a strong emphasis on Picasso’s formative years, including works from his time in Málaga and A Coruña. Keep an eye out for La Primera Communión (The First Communion), painted when the artist was just 16. Woman with Bonnet comes from his Blue Period; Glass and Tobacco Packet is a fine example of a Cubist still-life.
Address: Carrer de Montcada, 15-23, Barcelona 08003, Spain
Admission: Varies
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Attraction TicketsSkip the Line: Picasso Museum Entrance Ticket
The museum is located within five large palaces in the Born district. These palaces were built in the 13th to 15th centuries, and were renovated as early as the 18th century. They were created in the Catalan Gothic style and include courtyards which lead to the individual areas within the museum.
Picasso himself and his friend and secretary Jaume Sabartés participated in designing the museum by vocalizing their own thoughts and wishes. For instance, the artist’s younger works were to be shown here (and they are, in their entirety!) alongside all the works leading up to the “Blue Period”. The important series of works titled “Las Meninas” from 1957 can be found here, too.
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Attraction TicketsSkip the Line: Picasso Museum Entrance Ticket
The museum is located within five large palaces in the Born district. These palaces were built in the 13th to 15th centuries, and were renovated as early as the 18th century. They were created in the Catalan Gothic style and include courtyards which lead to the individual areas within the museum.
Picasso himself and his friend and secretary Jaume Sabartés participated in designing the museum by vocalizing their own thoughts and wishes. For instance, the artist’s younger works were to be shown here (and they are, in their entirety!) alongside all the works leading up to the “Blue Period”. The important series of works titled “Las Meninas” from 1957 can be found here, too.
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Attraction TicketsBarcelona Museum Pass
Enjoy complimentary skip-the-line entry to six of Barcelona’s best museums for one budget-friendly price with the Barcelona Museum Pass. Save money and time as you bypass the frequently long lines for popular Barcelona museums such as the Picasso Museum, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, and four others. Valid for 12 motnhs after the first use, your pass gives you ample time to all museums at your own pace, and features useful information and insider tips on how to get the most from your time in this beautiful, culture-mad city.
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- 2 days
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Cultural ToursPicasso Museum and El Born of Barcelona - Walking Tour
Learn about the close ties Pablo Picasso had with the city of Barcelona during this 2-hour and 45 minutes tour. Including skip-the-line admission to the Picasso Museum and a walking tour of the Gothic Quarter with virtual reality experience. You will use 3-D technology glasses to show you how was Barcelona in the Roman Age. The contrast between the origins and the present to completely understand the evolution of the city. Get an in-depth understanding of the famous artist and the Catalan capital city as you explore the important relationships between history, art, and the environment it's created in.
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- 2 hours 45 minutes
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Cultural ToursEarly Picasso Museum & Gothic Quarter Tour
Enjoy an action-packed walking tour of Barcelona, where you’ll learn about the history of the city and visit multiple attractions in one tour. You’ll tour the city with a guide, so you won’t have to worry about getting lost. Highlights include Cathedral of Barcelona, King’s Square, and the basilica of Santa Maria del Mar. You’ll also visit the Picasso museum with a guide, and enjoy breakfast at Palau de la Musica Catalana.
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- 2 hours
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Luxury ToursBarcelona Like Picasso: El Born & Museum Private Tour
Delve deeper into Barcelona’s artistic heritage during a tour of El Born and the Picasso museum. Designed with art lovers in mind, this private tour comes with the undivided attention of your guide and reveals historical information that you’re unlikely to find in the guidebook.
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- 2 hours
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$65.46
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Half-day ToursBarcelona Art and Tapas Small Group Walking Tour with Picasso Museum
Celebrate Barcelona’s legendary creativity and food scene during this 4-hour excursion with a small group to the city’s top art museums and intimate local tapas bars. Live it up like Spanish great (and one-time Barcelona resident) Picasso might have done, stopping to snack, drink, and socialize at several local tapas spots serving Catalan-style small bites. In between eating, you’ll sample Barcelona’s amazing art scene, stopping by the Picasso Museum and MACBA (Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art).
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- 4 hours
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Sightseeing Passes Barcelona Card with Guidebook
Make the most of Barcelona for less with the great-value Barcelona Card. Choose a 3-, 4-, or 5-day Barcelona city pass, and enjoy money-saving deals on a host of sights and activities. Gain free or discounted entry to more than 20 top visitor attractions, including the National Art Museum of Catalonia and Picasso Museum; enjoy savings at other attractions; and get free travel on Barcelona transport services, including the metro and buses. Plus, get a free city metro map and over 80 special offers at select shops, restaurants, and outlets.
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- 3 to 5 days
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Half-day ToursPicasso in Barcelona Private Tour
Take a private tour around Barcelona and follow in the footsteps of the famous artist Pablo Picasso. Learn about the artist in great detail from your guide and discover some of his influences as you walk around the Gothic Quarter. Take a guided tour of the Picasso Museum and see some of the artist’s favorite places to eat, drink, and relax in Barcelona.
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- 4 hours
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$225.24
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Private Sightseeing ToursPrivate Tour: Barcelona Half-Day Sightseeing Tour
Take private Barcelona tour with this easily-customized, half-day excursion led by an expert guide. Pick the time of day and Barcelona sights that you find most interesting, as your guide helps arrange a personalized experience based on your request. Move easily through the city via vehicle and by walking with your guide. During your visit you may stop by such iconic sites as Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Familia cathedral, ancient Gothic quarter or the gorgeous hill-top attraction of Montjuic - it's up to you. This private tour of Barcelona also includes round-trip transportation from your hotel.
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- 4 hours
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Half-day ToursYour Private Picasso Tour with Admission Tickets
No artist shaped the twentieth century more than Pablo Ruiz y Picasso. Born in 1881 in Malaga, southern Spain, Picasso's immense talent was spotted at a young age and was first fostered under the tutelage of his father, also an artist, when the family moved to Barcelona in 1895. Our in-depth tour focuses on these formative years of Picasso's life. Led by a local art expert, we will visit the Picasso Museum and other key sites related to his time in the city, his first inspirations, and the influence of the bohemian circles in Barcelona at the time.
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Full-day ToursGaudi and Picasso Guided Private Tour of Barcelona
Relish the artistic heritage of Barcelona on a private full-day tour of monuments designed or dedicated to influential Spanish artists, Gaudi and Picasso. Alongside a personal guide, visit modernist masterpieces by Antoni Gaudi—including the interior of La Sagrada Familia and Palau Guell, and the exterior of Casa Mila and Casa Batllo. Then, browse the artistic delights inside the Picasso Museum, housed in five impressive medieval buildings. On this private tour, learn about the life and works of Gaudi and Picasso, and receive undivided attention from your guide.
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- 7 hours
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$499.30
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Dining ExperiencesBarcelona's Old Town: Food & Wine Small Group Tour with a Sommelier
Perfect for the discerning palates of food lovers, this Barcelona tapas tour combines Catalan culture with Spanish gastronomy. Alongside your guide, you’ll explore two Barcelona neighborhoods and tick off top attractions such as the Gothic Quarter and Born districts. Feast on authentic tapas at five different local places and learn about the diverse Spanish cuisine throughout its food, wines, and unique places.
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- 3 hours 30 minutes
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Bike & Mountain Bike ToursHistorical E-bike Tour in Barcelona
View Barcelona’s sights more quickly and easily than by foot or public transport with this electric bike tour. Coast down streets and lanes to see historical highlights such as the Gothic Quarter, Santa Maria del Mar Basilica, and more; and hear history and facts from a guide that you might otherwise miss. An ideal city overview if you’re short on time and fancy trying out an electric bike.
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- 2 hours 30 minutes
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- 2 hours 30 minutes
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Bike & Mountain Bike ToursBarcelona Gothic to Modernism Bike Tour
Experience the beauty of Barcelona’s architecture, ancient and modern, with this bike tour. Begin in the historic Gothic Quarter, riding through its labyrinthine streets and learning the secrets behind its charming plazas and cathedrals. Bike on to admire three celebrated works by modernist architect Antoni Gaudí: Sagrada Familia, La Pedrera, and Casa Batlló. This bike tour treats you to some of the most beautiful sights in all of Barcelona.
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- 3 hours
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Half-day ToursWalking private bespoken tour : Picasso art & Spanish Tapas in Barcelona
How was Barcelona at the late XIX century, when Picasso was living there? There was a bohemian group of artist as in Paris? Join this tour to discover another face of Barcelona so impressive that locals consider it was then when Barcelona became a cosmopolitan and progressive city.
We start the tour at the Museum Picasso visiting the famous exhibition dedicated mostly to the formation years of the artist Picasso. As you'll be joining a licensed guide, you may enter the museum and other sites with no delays. Later we continue on a walking tour to learn about Picasso's way of life in Barcelona, during his youth in the early 1900', discovering amazing anecdotes about him and the city.
The walking tour takes us into Born district and Gotic quarter, so the historical core of Barcelona and the most charming districts. The tour is always on your own pace as it's a private tour only for you, so we'll stop to enjoy some tapas snacks in the best bars of the neighborhood to indulge yourself.
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- 3 hours
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Half-day ToursBarcelona 4-Hour Picasso Museum and Private Walking Tour of Borne or Gothic Quarter
Combine Barcelona’s beautiful art and architecture on this private tour. Start with your guide at the Picasso Museum, which houses a well-rounded collection of the famed-artist’s work, including rarely seen sketches from his youth and stunning ceramics. Next your guide will take you around the sights of the Gothic Quarter or Borne, two of Barcelona’s oldest and most charming neighborhoods.
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- 4 hours
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$205.27
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Half-day ToursPrivate Guided Tour: Picasso in Barcelona
See a different picture of Spanish painter Pablo Picasso during this private tour of his life and works in Barcelona. Stroll the galleries of the famous Picasso Museum as you explore this famous artist’s creative process and groundbreaking works. Continue by discovering the most important Picasso sights in the Catalan capital, including the café ‘Els Quatre Gats,’ Salá Pares (site of his first exhibition), Passeig El Born and more. A private guide and entrance at the Picasso Museum are both included.
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Luxury ToursBarcelona Picasso Private Experience with Expert Local Guide
Picasso had a passion for Barcelona, and this tour wants to show you
He had arrived in 1895, with 13 years, and it was here that he went out on his firsts binges with friends – the first to recognize his talent and discover the pleasures that were hidden in the brothels.
It was also in Barcelona that he had his first studio and where he made his first engraving, his first illustration and his first exhibition at the legendary restaurant 4 Gats.
Nine years later, with 22, he went to Paris and would no longer return but for Picasso Barcelona, it never ceased to be that great city that dazzled him as a teenager and He revealed modernity.
-Led by specialists in art history. A native official tour guide at your disposal for 3 hours, which will adapt to your interests and you can ask everything you want.
- Skip the line: entry without waiting and avoiding the queues.
- Meet the art galleries with more history of Barcelona
-Have a coffee at Els Quatre Gats.
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- 2 to 4 hours
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$169.38
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$169.38
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- 2 to 4 hours
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- Free Cancellation
Half-day ToursSmall-Group Walking Tour of Gothic Quarter and Picasso Museum
Visit the Gothic Quarter and the Picasso Museum on a small-group walking tour that combines a historic neighborhood with fast-track access to one of the city’s top art museums. Following the Picasso Museum visit with a tour of the Gothic Quarter is a fascinating look at Barcelona through the artist’s eyes: You'll see the places that inspired him when he lived in the city.
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$122.05
Half-day ToursPrivate Barcelona Art and Tapas Walking Tour with Picasso Museum
Enjoy the perfect taste of Spanish culture thanks to this 4-hour private group excursion including a tapas tasting and visits to several Barcelona art museums. Feast your eyes on a cornucopia of art at Barcelona’s Picasso Museum and its modern-focused MACBA, and then feed your stomach during three food tasting stops. Food and drink tastings during the trip are covered.
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- 4 hours
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$152.44
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Half-day ToursPicasso Museum and Gothic Quarter small group Tour
Discover Pablo Picasso’s masterpieces and Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter with this small group tour. The Picasso Museum houses an extensive collection of the artist’s work and is set in converted medieval buildings. Your guide will enrich your visit with information on Picasso’s life and work. Step out to explore the winding streets of the Gothic Quarter, and learn the centuries-old history of this scenic area.
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Full-day ToursGothic Quarter & Picasso Museum Private tour
Home to the Picasso Museum—home to more than 4,200 of his works—Barcelona was an important backdrop during the celebrated artist’s formative years. On this half-day tour, stroll the streets of the Gothic Quarter and visit some of Picasso’s residences and the art galleries where he exhibited his early work. Let your guide know in advance if you would like to visit the museum (not included).
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- 4 hours
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Private Sightseeing ToursPicasso Museum private tour and walk in El Born district
On this tour you will learn about Picasso´s early life and work, since for him, Barcelona was the place "Where everything began". After guided visit of Picasso Museum we will continue our walk through El Borne district, a perfect place to sense the taste of old Barcelona.
Apart of Picasso´s backgrounds, you will get deeper into the rich and complex history of the city walking through the same streets where young artist was finding inspiration for his first professional paintings, which will soon after break the rules of Art history forever.
Optional stop by some of numerous tapas bars.
*Skip-the-line tour
*min 2 - max 9 people
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- 2 to 3 hours
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Private Sightseeing ToursMuseu Picasso | Private visit (2H) | Skip the line | Private guide
Barcelona is one of the most beautiful cities in Spain where you will find many cultural places and buildings. Our mission is to make you spend a unique and privileged moment. Don't worry about anything, we pick you up directly at your hotel, we take care of the organization and the purchase of the tickets skip the line. Live an authentic and personal experience away from the crowds and mass tourism and learn the history of the city and its museums or symbolic places in a confidential and personalised way with a private guide that speaks your language. Visit Barcelona with your family, friends or as a couple and come back with great memories.
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- 2 hours
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$160.89
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Full-day ToursA full day in Barcelona with a local: private & personalized
Explore Barcelona with a local insider on this action-packed tour. It’s a great tour for first-time visitors to get their bearings of the city and to pick up local tips too. By exploring the city on foot, you’ll access places you couldn’t get to by car or bus, and you'll find hidden spots that only locals know about. Customize your Barcelona experience based on your interests—such as food, architecture, photography, or shopping.
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- 8 hours
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Luxury ToursPrivate and personalized experience: see Barcelona with a local
Combine visits to top Barcelona attractions with stops at underrated places many travelers overlook during this private, flexible, and fully customizable walking tour. See a local side to the city and tailor the itinerary to your schedule and interests with the help of your local guide before the tour even begins. Plus, flexible and customizable tour durations mean even travelers with limited time in the city can take part.
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- 2 to 8 hours
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$62.96
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- 2 to 8 hours
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